German woodcut of the siege of Charleston, South Carolina in May 1780. The depiction of Charleston is imaginary. Donnhaeuser lacked a view of Charleston so he modified a pre-existing view of an unidentified German city to show the siege.
Metadata
Creator
Donnhaeuser, Johann David, 1752-1789
Date
1780
Name on Item
Donhaeuser, sc.
Publisher
s.n.
Scale
Not drawn to scale
Language
English
Location
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects
Charleston (S.C)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
Charleston (S.C)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Charleston (S.C)--History--Siege, 1780--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
Charleston (S.C)--History--Siege, 1780--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Places
Charleston
Charleston (county)
North and Central America
South Carolina
United States
Extent
1 view ; 17 x 31 cm
Terms and License
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Text describing the siege on verso, titled Nachricht von der belagerung und einnahme der stadt und hafens Charlestown in America.